John married FERCHEN, DeEtte Suzanne [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Walter E. Toellner age 88, of the Town of Wheatfield, April 9, 2009 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital after a brief illness.Walter was a WWII veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a survivor of the HMS Rohna which was sunk on Thanksgiving 1943 resulting in the largest loss ever of American life at sea. He was a member of the American Legion Post #1451, the V.F.W. and was a 69-year member of the Adams Fire Co. Walter was active in Wheatfield politics, serving as an Assessor for 8 years and serving on the Town of Wheatfield Planning Board. He had worked a crane operator for Schebell Ready Mix for 20 years and retired from the Niagara County Water Authority. He was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. He was the husband of the late Ruth E. Toellner who died in 2008. Beloved father of John (Donna) Toellner of Irwin, PA, William (Brenda) Toellner of Harrisburg, PA, James (Bernadine) Toellner of Grand Island and Joanne Walck of Wheatfield; grandfather of Jennifer, Bethany, Jonathan, Daniel, David, Benjamin, Brittany, Kristin, Nicholas and Ryan; great-grandfather of five great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 AM from St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 875 Eggert Dr., in North Tonawanda, the Rev. Dr. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Park. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Adams Fire Co. Visit www.FrettholdFuneralHome.com for on-line guest register.
Published in the Greater Niagara Newspapers on 4/10/2009

Walter married SIEMBT, Ruth E on 27 Jun 1942 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Ruth (daughter of SIEMBT, Arthur and LEBIEN, Lena) was born on 6 Jul 1922; died on 18 Sep 2008 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NF Gazette
Ruth E. Toellner (nee Siembt), age 86, of the Town of Wheatfield, died September 18, 2008 in Northgate Health Care Facility, after a brief illness. Ruth was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and its Ladies Guild and the Adams Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary. She had worked for the Niagara County Board of Elections and she enjoyed playing cards and bowling.Beloved wife of Walter E. Toellner; mother of John (Donna) Toellner of Irwin, PA, William (Brenda) Toellner of Harrisburg, PA, James (Bernadine) Toellner of Grand Island and Joanne Walck of Wheatfield. Grandmother of Jennifer, Bethany, Jonathan, Daniel, David, Benjamin, Brittany, Kristen, Nicholas and Ryan. Great-grandmother of five great-grandchildren; sister of the late Laverne Siembt and Robert Siembt; aunt of Jacqueline. No prior visitation. Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Monday at 10:30 AM from St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 875 Eggert Dr., in North Tonawanda. The Rev. Dr. A. W. Moldenhauer will officiate. Flowers are gratefully declined. If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church or the Adams Fire Co.

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NATHAN OLIVER FERCHEN "Ollie", age 95 of Bergholz, was called peacefully to his heavenly home on July 6, 2018, while at the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence. Born in Niagara Falls, NY on March 21, 1923, son of the late Eric and Elsie (Mueller) Ferchen. He was united in marriage to Shirley (Brooks) Ferchen on June 7, 1947. She preceded him in death on December 26, 2004. Ollie served in the United States Army during World War II, and received the Purple Heart. A lifelong member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz; he was employed as a truck driver for Staffen Trucking, Tonawanda, the Town of Wheatfield, and Prezezio Trucking. Ollie was a member of the American Legion- Wheatfield Post 1451, the Bergholz German Band, and was an avid Yankees fan.
Survivors include four children, DeEtte (husband Francis Giles) Ferchen, Charlene (Randall) Scherrer both of Bergholz, Russell (Karen) Ferchen of Lockport, and Justine (Richard) Wright of Bergholz; eight grandchildren, Jennifer, Bethany, Vanessa, Stephanie, Michele, Cindi, Joseph, and Tyler; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth (Muriel) Ferchen of Bergholz; and a brother in law, Joseph (Carole) Brooks.
Friends may call at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield, on Tuesday (July 10) from 3-7 p.m. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Denton White, on Wednesday (July 11) at 11:00 a.m. in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, corner Niagara Road and Luther Street, Bergholz. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church.

Nathan married BROOKS, Shirley Lorraine on 7 Jun 1947 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Shirley (daughter of BROOKS, Russell C and WILKENSEN, Elsie V) was born on 25 Sep 1927 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Dec 2004 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - December 29, 2004
SEPT. 25, 1927 -- DEC. 26, 2004 Shirley L. Ferchen of Bergholz, a member of the Bergholz German Band, died Sunday in Elderwood Heath Care Center at CrestWood, Wheatfield. She was 77.
Born Shirley Brooks in Toronto, she moved to the Niagara Frontier at an early age. She attended local schools.
Mrs. Ferchen was an active member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholz.
She is survived by her husband, Nathan O. of Bergholz; a son, Russell of Lockport; three daughters, DeEtte, Charlene Scherrer and Justine Wright, all of Bergholz; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/6/1947

The marriage of Miss Shirley
E. Brooks, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Brooks of Niagara
Falls, to Nathan Oliver Ferchen,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Erich Ferchen
of Sy street, Begholtz, will
take place tomorrow at 2:30 p. m.
in Holy Ghost Evangelical church,
Bergholtz. The Rev. John Kuchenbecker
will officiate.

Walter married FEHRMANN, Ruth E in 1918 in New York. Ruth (daughter of FEHRMANN, Charles and FRECK, Sophia) was born in 1894 in New York; died on 14 Feb 1957 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/14/1957

WHEATF1ELD — Mrs. Ruth
Fehrman Toellner, 63, of Nash
Rd., died today (Feb. 14, 1957) in
DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North
Tonawanda, after a prolonged illness.
A member of St, Peter's Evangelical
and Reform Church, North
Tonawanda and its Women's
Guild, Mrs. Tocllner also was a.
member, of the Ladies Auxiliary of
Adams Hose Co, and of the De -
Graff Hospital Auxiliary.
Surviving are her husband. ,Walter
ter W. Toellner; a son, Walter.E.
Toellner; two grandchildren and
her mother, Mrs. Sophia Fehrman,
all of Town of Wheatlield.
The Rev, John Hubschmin, Buf-
falo, will conduct the funeral senice
at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fretthold
Funeral Home, North Tonawanda.
Interment will be in White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 5/28/1941

AETHUB SIEMBT DIES
Services for North Tonawanda Resident
to Be Held Tomorrow.
NORTH TONAWANDA—Arthur
Siembt. 50. of 86 Felton statet, died
yesterday in the Deaconess hospital.
Buffalo, after a brief illness. A
lifelong resident of North Tonawanda,
he was a member of, the
board of trustees of the St. Peter's
Evangelical and Reformed church.
In Oliver street.
Surviving are hU wife. Lena; two
•«ons. La Verne and Robert; a daughter.
Ruth: his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Siembt, and a sister. Mrs. A. A.
Ganley. all of North Tonawanda.
Service* will be conducted tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
residence and half an hour later
at St. Peter's church. Burial will
be In White Chapel Memorial Park
cemetery. The Rev. Theodore Mayer
will officiate.

Arthur + LEBIEN, Lena. Lena (daughter of LEBIEN, William and Laura) was born on 30 Dec 1894; died on 11 Aug 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Erich married MUELLER, Elsie R on 29 Nov 1922 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Elsie (daughter of MUELLER, August Albert Floran and SY, Rosa W) was born on 1 Jan 1900 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Jun 1996 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 20, 1996
Elsie R. Ferchen, the oldest living member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, died Tuesday (June 18, 1996) in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after becoming ill in CrestWood Health Care Center, Wheatfield.
Mrs. Ferchen, 96, formerly of Bergholz, was born Elsie Mueller on Jan. 1, 1900, in the Town of Wheatfield.
She enjoyed gardening and cooking.
Her husband, Erich, died in 1973.
She is survived by two sons, Nathan "Ollie" and Kenneth; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery, Wheatfield

Russell married WILKENSEN, Elsie V in 1926. Elsie was born on 12 Jul 1905 in Cornwall, England; died on 28 Jan 2000 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - January 29, 2000
Elsie V. Brooks, 94, a native of England, died Friday (Jan. 28, 2000) in Mount View Health Facility, Lockport, after a brief illness. She had been a patient at that nursing home since late 1998.
The former Elsie Wilkenson was born in Cornwall, England. Her family emigrated to Canada in 1917. She moved to Niagara Falls when she married Russell C. Brooks in 1926. He died in 1981.
The couple had moved to Bergholz in 1948, and Mrs. Brooks lived there until moving to Wheatfield Towers in 1985.
A homemaker, Mrs. Brooks was a member of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. She enjoyed euchre, bingo, raffles, plays, and the Senior Citizens Club.
Survivors include her son Howard; her daughter Shirley Ferchen; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road. Burial will be in Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery